ART COLLINS INC
DBA ART COLLINS TRUCKING
USDOT 144622MC-Docket MC245067LAUREL, DE
Review before tendering35 power units
ART COLLINS INC (USDOT 144622) in LAUREL, DE — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 1999-01-13 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2002-11-07 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.71
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.62
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.34
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.22
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
16
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 35
- Total drivers
- 35
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 6.3%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 0%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 2 times last 1999-01-13
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-01-13
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2002-11-07 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
24
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
33
Violations
2
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-08-29 → 2026-05-25.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-06-19
NC
Tow-away
2024-05-28
NJ
2 injured
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
17 | 0 | 2025-11-04 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
8 | 1 | 2026-05-04 |
Hours of service 395
|
5 | 1 | 2025-05-26 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
1 | 0 | 2025-06-03 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-11-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-05-26 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-05-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Drivers record of duty status not current | — |
| 2025-04-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-10-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C | — |
| 2024-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle. | — |
| 2024-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2024-10-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Drugs/Other Substances - Operate a CMV while in possession. | OOS |
| 2024-06-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 14 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-04-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
2025-11-04 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
2025-11-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
2025-10-15 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-06-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-05-26 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F01 | — | — |
2025-04-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2024-10-23 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D2-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D1-B | — | — |
2024-06-14 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 4(a) | OOS | — |
2024-02-09 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(3) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
2024-02-05 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(c) | — | — |
2023-10-18 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 13(c)(3) | — | — |
2023-09-11 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(3) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
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